Is there software that you can download to your computer for diagnosing a check engine light?

October 30, 2009

I want to be able to download the codes to my computer and have my computer as the diagnostic tool to find out more about why the check engine light is on, I am wondering if there is software you can download to your computer for it?

What is the computer program called that can change your horsepower/torque and everything else.?

October 29, 2009

I was wanting to know what this software is called? I have a plug in, in my toyota celica when i can hook up my laptop. You know off of the fast and the furious where it shows there diagnostics and what not. i was wanting a program like that. Some of my buddies said theres a program out there where i can change stuff of my car settings? Im wanting to boost my horsepower and torque. I found this device thing that can change it but thats not what im looking for

My Computer solid state freezes!?!?

October 28, 2009

dont get me wrong im no computer noob i built this machine 5 years ago or so. its a Abit VT7 motherboard with a gig of ram a AGP Geforce6200 vid card and it passed Geek Squads hardware diagnostic with flying colors.so i thought it was software, i did bios flash, i did complete fresh install on the Computer and still my Computer solid state freezes with no error given, fresh Xp install, passed extensive hardware test , what can still be causing the freezes and how do i find out?
dont get me wrong im no computer noob i built this machine 5 years ago or so. its a Abit VT7 motherboard with a gig of ram a AGP Geforce6200 vid card and it passed Geek Squads hardware diagnostic with flying colors.so i thought it was software, i did bios flash, i did complete fresh install on the Computer and still my Computer solid state freezes with no error given, fresh Xp install, passed extensive hardware test , what can still be causing the freezes and how do i find out?

So right now there is nothing "added" to it, it is a fresh install so i do not know what to remove to make it stop freezing, all the drivers are up to date, if it is a driver causing the problem how do i know which one?

They want me to fix their computers. Is it a computer repair scam?

October 27, 2009

Is this a scam? It is similar to others but not as cut-n-paste as they are.

Also if it is a scam how does it work?

Text of e-mail:

I got pentium IV dell laptops . Below are the things needed to be done
one on each laptops.

1 Format Hard Drive
2 Instal Win Xp with Service Pack 2
3 Microsoft Office Package
4 AVG Virus Software (Free Lifetime Updates)
5 Adobe Acrobat
6 Laptop Cleaning of the keyboard, screen and other case.
7 Diagnostics of the entire system after to check hard, cdrom, floppy,etc. Get back to me with your total cost for the services of 7 units.I will pay you with acertified check . (I am located in Utah). I await your urgent responseso that i can make shipping arrangements and payment as soon as possible=================

red hat is best described as?

October 26, 2009

1. red hat is best described as

a. vendor for the freeware operationg system called linux
b. diagonsitic tool for IBM compatible PC software
c. search engine on the world wide web
d. network operating system ( NOS )

2. Mac OS X is best described as a / an

a. on-site diagnostic used by the PC technician
b. command-line interface for portable computing devices, including some cell phones
c. operating system for Apple Macinstosh computers
d. point-of-sale computer program used in McDonals restraunt

3. a dialog box is primarily used by the computer operating to

a. supply the operating system or a program with information that it needs to perform a task
b. select which program to launch
c. type commands into DOS
d. obtain help on perfoming some task

4. Allcoating RAM among running programs on a computer is handled by the:

a. DOS integator
b. hard drive controller
c. operating system
d. memory wizard